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Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile - Sports Myth and Sports History (Paperback, New Ed)
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Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile - Sports Myth and Sports History (Paperback, New Ed)
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On 6th May 1954, in what is regarded as one of the key moments in
the history of modern sport, Roger Bannister became the first
person to run a mile in under four minutes. Fifty years on,
Bannister's status, not just as a champion athlete but also as a
true British hero, a gentleman and an amateur from a "golden era"
in sport, retains its unblemished appeal.
Until now there has been little critical and even less close
historical study of Bannister and his achievement. This book
redresses the balance, and in doing so provides fresh insights into
the making of this British champion.
"Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile" does more than detail
the history of a sports star. It is a testimonial to the legend of
Roger Bannister but it also invites the reader to reconsider the
very words often used to describe him - notably "hero" and
"gentleman amateur." Informed by contemporary sports science, the
text also questions the significance of the four-minute mile per
se.
Thoroughly researched, this book gives fascinating insights into
the history of track racing as well as early athletic training
methods and the beginnings of sports science.
The first rigorous historical study of Bannister's sporting life
and the man behind the legend reveals an ambivalent athlete -
highly achievement-orientated and scientific in his approach but
also in love with the freedom of running sensuously in nature, in
contrast to the constraints of modern sport.
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